The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1887-07-28
IN CITY AND COU NTY.
DASHEs HERE AND THERE BY OUR
REPORTERS.

DAsHEs HERE AND THERE By OUR
REPORTERS.
Last Weeks Occurrences in City ana
County Narrated in Condensed
Paragraphs.
Sow your turnip seed.
Away with the pig pens!
Read mortgage sale notice in this IS
Mr. Earnest Young, of Charlotte, spent
Sunday in the city.
The Centenary VI. E. Sunday School
has 3S9 scholars enrolled.
Our military company talk of erecting
an armory in a business-like manner.
Work was commenced Monday upon
the building for the insane at the County
Poor House.
A copy of the THIN City Daily contain
ing the article of Mr.. J. w. Reid was sold
ON the street last week for 25 cts.
Judge T. J. Wilson has been elected on
the Board Of Town Commissioners, to fill
the place of the late Judge D. II. Starbuck.
DIR. H. T. Babnson and family are
su MINER Blowing Rock, Watauga
county.
The young ladies who are spending
their vacation at the Salem Academy, left
tuesday on pleasure trip to the Pilot
Mountain.
To the delight of the travelling public
the railroad fare from Winston to Green's
boro and return has been reduced from
$2.05 to $1.75.
Little Eugene Whitfield, son of Mr.
and Mrs. D. S. Reid, died of diptheria last
Friday, aged five years, six months and
twenty three days.
-Watermelons from the country have
made their appearance, while by the car
load they continue to roll in from a more
SUMMER cline than this.
An excursion from Greensboro to Ashe
vile wifi be run on August oath. The fare
from Winston-Salem, round trip, will be
$5.25. See advertisement.
With large wheat crop already har
vested and threshed, and with bright pros
poets for large corn crop, our farmers
wear pleasant countenance.
The editor is rusticating at Piedmont
Springs this week. THE SENTINEL force
1.-THE "deviP' included) trusts that the health
giving waters may prove of great benefit to
him.
Mr.. p. HI. Winston arrived in the city
Tuesday from Lewiston, Idaho, looking
Iokl lo1a 10 20 -
his handsome residence on "Sunset Avenue,
West Winston"
Prof. l.. B. Wurreschke and son return
ed Tuesday from their pedestrian tour
through western North Carolina. They
report their trip most pleasant one from
the point of scenery, etc.
-Mollie White, woman of questionable
character, attempted suicide here Monday
night through the effects of laudanum, but
her attempt proved fiuitless, and she is yet
"Inthe land ofthe living"
DIR. Mathewes, a wellknown citizen of
this county, died at his home near Salem
on Wednesday of last week from stroke of
paralysis. His remains were conveyed on
Thursday to Loves Church for interment.
Mr.. J.W. Goslen's letter in reply to Mr.
J. w. Reid, appeared in the Daily on Sat
urday and like the one of Mr. Reeds, prov
ed interesting to the reading public. 1t is
thus newspaper is often time made popu-
lar
The Herbs of Life Company, who give
outdoor entertainments similar to the Wiz
ard Oil Company are in the city, and draw
company literally by buying of their medi-
cines.
President Battle, of the University,
dropped in on us Monday. He has been
attending the Normal Schools and reports q
fine school at Sparta. He will 60 to Ashe
vile and several other points before return
ing home.
The Guilford County Teachers Institute
convened in Greensboro Monday morning
last with Prof. w. A. Blair, of the Winston
Graded School as principal. The meeting
is said to be well attended, and promises to
be successful one.
The Pilot Mountain Baptist Associa-
tion will h old its next session at Mt. Her
mon Church, near Leaksville, on Thursday
next, August 4th. The delegates from this
city are Messrs. T. w. Durham, DR.. w. J
Conrad and D. s. Reid
Col. James D. Glenn has appointed
Prot. r. A. Ford, of Greensboro, to the pc
sition of Adjutant of the Third Regiment o
the n. S. G., to supply the vacancy occa
stoned by the recent departure of Mr.. E. A
Oldham, who was former Adjutant
Owing to one point not being hea RI
from, the Centenary NJ. E. Sunday Schoo
are as yet undecided in regard TO runnin
an excursion. The school may be assures
that they will be permitted to enjoy eithe
an excursion or picnic probably both
We hope the threshers of Forsyth coun
y f Keep an c.Ease accoun
of the amount of wheat threshed by ther
and report same, at the end of the season t
The SENTINEL. The report will prove II
teresting and perhaps valuable for futur
reference.
The citizens of East Winston complai
about street lamps in their portion of th
city. The say they are called upon to pa
their part OF the town tax and think it notf
ing more than right that they should hay
street lamps. We trust that the proper a.
thorifies will make note of this.
The citizens of Concord Church, tw
miles from Jerusalem, Davie county, al
going TO erect fine two-story school bull,
ing, 35x6S feet. Sealed bids, to be in